Ever Never Just For Since Still Already Yet

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My first of bachillerato students have asked me for a chart to have a clear view of the time expressions used with the present perfect tense. Here it goes:

	CONTEXT	SIGN	POSITION IN THE SENTENCE	MEANING IN SPANISH	Examples:
ALREADY	Affirmative sentences.	+	Before the past participle.	“ya”	The train has already arrived.
JUST	Affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.	+, -, ?	Before the past participle.	“justo” (acabar de hacer algo)	I have just finished my work.
STILL	Affirmative and negative sentences.	+, -	Before the auxiliary verb	“aún, todavía”	Mary still hasn’t started eating.
YET	Negative sentences.	-	At the end of the sentence.	“todavía”	My dad hasn’t come yet.
YET	Interrogative sentences.	?	At the end of the sentence.	“aún”	Have you finished your homework yet.
EVER	Negative sentences.	-	Before the past participle.	“nunca”	I haven’t ever been there.
EVER	Interrogative sentences.	?	Before the past participle.	“alguna vez”	Have you ever been to Paris?
NEVER	Affirmative sentences.	+	Before the past participle.	“nunca”	I have never been there.
FOR+ period of time.	Affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.	+, -, ?	At the end of the sentence.	“durante”	My sister has lived in Paris for two years.
SINCE+ point in time.	Affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.	+, -, ?	At the end of the sentence.	“desde”	My sister has lived in Paris since 2015.

I hope it helps them to study better this unit.

There are some exercises they can do to practise this point:

• The British Council.
• All Things Grammar
• ESL Lounge.

Tell me what else do you need, and I will try to keep up. Cheers!!